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The Montrealer who kept the city running on time

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   Montrealer Henry Dubois tended the Canadian Pacific's clocks from 1918 until his retirement in February 1964. That tasks involved keeping 3,200 station clocks, including the big master clocks in Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto and Trois Rivieries train stations - clicking on time. He was also responsible for keeping 32 highly-sensitive clocks accurate or else face big accidents. He was replaced after retirement by A.O. Peloquin of Farnham.
   So when you're up there in the afterlife, look this guy up, he'll likely have some sort of interesting discourse on the irony of his work given the existence of eternity in the afterlife. Sure beats talking to Baldy Northcott about his two goal game versus Chicago.
*Montreal Gazette Feb. 3, 1964 p. 15

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